October 10. 1867. ] JOURNAI. OF HORTICULXUBE AND COTTAGE GARDENER 



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PB4R TliEB Leaves F.aten (.1 Sjil'fcril)rr).~Ytmr Pear tree lonvos nre 

 cnt..n nnd tn»t.-ni'd toKillicr by th.- Iiirviu or Mtcrpillnrs ot some moth or 

 flv which ynti will illBCovor upoii ii i-IoBo cxnniinntion of tho loaves, llio 

 only iciueay is to pick them off with tho hand nnd destroy them. 



Ci.iMniNd Roses (Hem).— Three o( tho heat climl.inK Rosoaoro—Dandeo 

 Rambler, liana, und Wells's White, or Miidamo d'Arblay. 



Tcur Fon Vine Bordei: (K. .'•■. r.l.— Tho tint you hnvo had laid up 

 for nine mouths, which is now foil ot worms, may bo turnod over,mixii.s 

 with it a earlload of old mortnr rul.biHh troni an o d building, and '>'>" 

 the (Miantilv each ot halt-ineh bones and charcoal to every ten ot tho 

 tart. This will not, perhaps, lull tlio worms, hut .-nrich the soil, and as 

 for tho worms Ihev will not do any harm. A sprinliling ot fresh limo will 

 destroy them, and Bowill soot eprinklodoTer tho turf as it is bemg turned 

 over. 



Asi<*n»oos-tiED Makixo (r. P.l.-lt is casontial in your heavy, stiff 

 soil that tho Rround bo well and deeply drained. Instead of oncayatmR 

 a feet Ko a foot deeper. BnrninK tho clay is Rood, but do not place it 

 when burned at tho bottom ; pl.t tlioro a layer of stones and brick- 

 bats, and upon those tha vouRhor parts of the burnt clay, using the finer 

 to mix with tho otlier materials, which wo would enn.loy as follows:— 

 Take ot horsoduiig, ashes, and the burnt clay ciiuivl ii irts, and add to 

 thorn their bulk of turf and l,'o.,d soil ; the moro turf th" better. If you 

 have it. add sand equ-il in quaulily to tho dung. Mix .all well together, 

 proceeding until v.m have enouali for the bed, then raise it Moot above 

 the level of the surrounding grourd, :iud l.jt tho whole romuin throughout 

 the winter, plnntin.T in March. Wo aro not al)lo to say how far the roots 

 of Asparagus penetrate into tho giound, but wo have found them at 

 6 feet from tho surface in sandy soil. 



Sea-kale Plants Fon Earlv Foucino (T.).— We nto not able to say 

 how the London gardeners snccoed in getting plants tor foromg to fur- 

 nish Sea-kale in November: but wo liavo it ourselves at that season by 



and 3^ iueiit^s lu iumw. xi mwou «... »,.— - — — - — . _ ■ 



you cSn turn tho glass bottom upwords, all tho better. To heat with gaa 

 vou can do this much more easily, as tho gia can enlor the houte^ much 

 "lower thaa you can well have n tiro-place. Tho simplest i> an for heating 

 tho houso and also your propagating-bed, would bo as follows :-UaTo a 

 tin vessel in the sliapo of an upright tea-kettle or coffee-pot. that wiU 

 hold three quarts, with a concave oottoni, and a ring gas-burner to play 

 beneath it. Have another tin vessel, some 4 inches wider than the kettle 

 or boiler, to place over it, to keep tho heat about it and prevent the (fas 

 passing Into the house, lu this outer covering you wUl wont two amaU 

 nipes, from one-eighth to a quarter of an inch m diameter, one close to 

 the bottom .ind communicating with tho external air to give free burning 

 to tho gns, tho other near tho lop of tho chamber and g<ung outside tho 

 roof to take off the products of the gar, combustion. S.) far for the heat. 

 To diffuse it, lot a one-iueh load pipe bo flxcd to the top. and anoUior to 

 near tho bottom of the boiler, passiug it also throurh l.bo tin wall ol ino 

 smaU enclosed gas-chamber. These pipes may extend f.^r n couple 01 

 feet or double that space, and where most convenient should have a 

 branch pipe added. The llrst pipe may be fixed to two or three mch iron 

 pipes and go round the house. Connecte.l with the bottom pipe at the 

 farther end, tho branch pipe may go into a bod or table-box as spoKon ol. 

 Tho simplest plan of all would bo to make your tableb-d, tho bottom of 

 it as a sort of boiler, and take a gas-pipe several times tbrongh it before 

 al'lowing it to rise through the roof into the open air. For greater sim- 

 plicity, however, if this houso is close to tho kitchen ot the dwcUing- 

 Louso, we would heat by a smaU iron stove, with a vessel of water on 

 tho top and we would make our little propagating box like a little table, 

 onlv what would bo wooilea drawers we would form with tin, zinc, or 

 lead covered below with wood, and covered on the lop with zinc or plate 

 iron and this supplied with a funnel-oponuig and a tap to let off the coW 

 water. About a gallon or moro ot water near boihni-pmnt from the 

 kitchen would give heat enough in general for tw._nty-four hours, and a 

 Utile trouble would enable you to regulate the bottom tiinperatnro to a 



I November: nul wo nave it uursoivea m. t'n'.- .^t-"^"" "j , ume irouoiu wumu i:u«.y.u jw" -^ ---y, — - -- -- ■ „„„„an,l 



ot those plants that have perfected their growth, pul ing j nieoty. Your house wiU grow two Vines well, and w^ would recommeni 

 -' • - . '.-- -> • •>■:" ™..nii. int„ 1 j^g Black Hamburgh and the Royal Muscadine. From what you say. 



off tlioir leaves now, and removing them at the close of this month into 

 n torcing-house. Wo havo Sea-kale in ft fortnight or three weeks after 

 introducing Ihe roots. Any of the principal nursiTvmen can supply you 

 with strong plants tor forcing if y^u descriho to them what you require. 

 Grass Laxd Covered witix Moss (Ef«l<Tm).-Tho ground you have 

 harrowed, and from "which von have taken off a quantity of moss, shonld 

 now havo a top-dressing of rich compost, 1 ton of hmo being mixed with 

 every six of the compost. The Unio should bo thrown up with the com- 

 post in a frosh. unslacked slate. When the lime has become slacked the 

 compost should bo tamed over and mixed, and may then be put upon the 

 ground. Three tons of limo per aoro are a good dressing. We are not 

 prepared to say that Ibis will effect a cure, but it wiU help, and given 

 alternately with insnurin;, will reduce tho moss to a mmimum. Tho 

 ground is poor. Soot, because it encourages the growth of the grass, 

 will also destroy moss. It should be applied during showery weather m 

 spring, and at the rate ot sixteen bushels per acre. 



Roots of CrctJsroERS (B. Ablolt).—Tbo roots ot the Cucumber sent 

 ore knotted with largo masses of seemingly cellular tissue, and. as you 

 state, having some resemblance to tho club in Broccoli, only the knots ex- 

 tend and appear at short inter^■als along tho roots of tho Cucuniber. Wo 

 have noticed the same def..rmity several times, and nttr.l.uted it to three 

 causes-too much heat at the r..ots, too much <lryness at a littlo distance 

 from the surface, and loo much richness and sourness of tho soil. Tho 

 most effectual remedy wo found was poor, light, sandy, fibrous loam, and 

 ntrenclh given by surface-dressings and manure walenugs. W hen tho 

 eril becomes so bad and general as with your plants it is quite as destrnc- 

 tive as having fungus in the soil. Wo are apt to have many evils from 

 our over-rich feeding ot more things than tho Cucnmbor. 



Beddixo Pelarooxiujis lA.O. IIM.-Tlianks ; wo shall be mneh obliged 

 byyonr sending your notes. Vour communication, just received, shall 

 be published next" Thursday. 



Maxcrixo Roses (ir./f. .If,).— "Much depends on tho quality and con- 

 dlUon ot tho ground. From 8 to 4 owl. per aero of guano, from 4 to 

 6 cwt. of superohosphalo per acre, aro good proportions. I never 

 measure, but put tho two mixed according to circumstances, more or loss 

 thickly. In winter ' W. H. 31.' may put gnnuo on ns thickly as ho likes ; 

 In growing time he must bo cautious, as it may burn tho rootlets. By tho 

 «ow-manuro I mean droppings fresh from tho cow. It may also bo mixed 

 with soil and turned in the heap, and then need.— W. F. Iv.vdclvffe. 



WniTE Roses (Gcrnl.fint).— Mndamo Rivers, Madame Vidot, Madame 

 Freeman, Baronno do Mavnard, Midamo Alfred do liou.icmout. Iheso 

 are all tine Hybrid Perpetuals, and hardy. The first two aro to be pre- 

 ferred if tho soil is sniliible. Wo cannot depart from our rulo nf not 

 recommending dealers, but any of tho nurserymen who advertise in onr 

 columns could supply them. 



Bedpino PEL.inoosirMs (C J.>.— For a rich deep soil, rather shaded, 

 wo would advise yon to trv Little David, n miniature nf Tom Thumb, or 

 Shmbland Pet, an Oak-leaved kind, with small pinkish flowers. In 

 either case use pots, nnd raise tho pots at times to prevent rooting out 

 Ireely. 



TEn;iD(D Plants (/!. //.).— Wo know ot no Trinidad plants worth tho 

 expense of importing, for all worth eulUvating are already to be obtained 

 of onr tlerists nnd nurserymen. 



Variegated Laorel (r. JV, i;).— It is very striking. Send some of the 

 leaves to the Floral Coininitleo of the Royol Horticuitnral Society. 



Bluk and Yellow Materials for Wixter Garpf.ss — ifrj. n. S. 

 wishes to be informed where she can purchase such materials. Would 

 not the broken tiles of encaustic pavement bo applicable ? 



Fruit Committee of tite Royai. IIoRTicCLTnBAi Societt (if. .rl.).— 

 Honey prizes are given for some fruits. 



A Small Lean-to Hoise (Frfd.).— First, as lo the heating. A small 

 iron stove will bo quite snfflcient to keep the Irost onl ot a lean-to houso 

 18 feet bvB. To make a small bed in that to strike cuttings in. tho 

 a'lmplest plan would be lo havo fixed on the top ol the stove an iron 



you mean to plant' outside. Whatever of the stem is exposed shoidd 

 have a throe-sided wooden box, with a sloping lid to it, placed against it, 

 so as to secure it from wet and frost. Many soils will grow the % me 

 without any preparation. If you make a bordoi, one about 8 or 9 feet 

 will do for such a house, and the following matters will bo worthy of con- 

 sideration-— 1, The border should be well drained, especially m front. 

 2 The more tho bulk ot the border is above the level of the surrounding 

 soil the better. 8. If tho bottom is clay or sand it will he well to con- 

 crete it. 4, On that place 8 or 9 inches of rough rubble. ... On that 

 place sods Reversed, and then from 20 to 24 inches of eoil as f'brons and 

 fresh ns you can obtain it ; and tor manure add some ten bushels of broken 

 bones it all this is lo do. defer tho planting until April. Any more 

 definite particulars we shall be glad to supply. For heating by gas see 

 woodcuts and explanations in our present number ; and for vme UU- 

 tnro" see •• Vino Manual," which you can have free by post from onr 

 ofljce if yon enclose thirty-two postage stamps with your address. 



Eschol.\ta Grape iilemor benfficiorttm).— The name is spelt ns we 

 now print it. This Grape was brought out. about thirty years since, by 

 Mr. Money, a nurseryman, then in the Sew Road. Its bunches are large, 

 and we have no doubt he named it as if a counterpart nt tho Grape ol 

 tho Valley of Eshcol commemorated in the Old Testament. 



CiHUL Flower {T. P. T.).— We have no donbl that the plant win 

 require protection, nnd ought now to be in a greenhouse. W e are obliged 

 bv the offer ot the Lizard Orchis, but wo should prefer havnng one sent 

 w'hen in bloom by carrier to our office, as we need it 'o"" •l"'«""v'!?°",.„„ 

 NASres OF FnciTS 01r>. You„g).-h Gendehien; 2, 2.8. 41, Josephme 

 de MaUncs ; 4. Ne Plus Meuris ; C. 10. 21, 81. 4S. Marie Lomse ; 8. Pasae 

 Colmar; 11 13. 23. Winter Sells; 12. Williams's Bon Chretien : 14. Bemr* 

 Dicl- 15, White Doyenne; 16, Autumn Colmar: 17, 1 vcdale s St. Oer- 

 inain; li), 27, Easter Beurre : 20, 20. Beurr« Bosc ; 22, Red Doyennd ; 

 25 Seckle; .SO, Old Colmnr; 82, Fondante do Meester; Si. Henn IV.; 

 34 Crasanned'Hiver: 35, Colmar ; 36, Bczi do Caissoy; 37,88. F.gne do 

 Naples; 39, Chaumontel; 42, BeniTe do Ranee; 44. Beurre CharUer. 

 Despite onr repealed request not lo send many specimens, you sent no 

 less than two score and four! The trees must be in bad condition, for 

 every specimen is inferior. An annual surface-manuring would, probably, 

 be bbneCcial. (Col. Lnmtr).-Applci : 1, Scarlet Nonpareil ; 2, Cobham; 

 3 Blenheim Pippin. Pears: 1, ConseiUer de la Cour: 2. Grosso Cale- 

 b'asso ; 8, Beurre Langelier. ( Irenrfini.-P. «r. : 2, Fondontc d Automne ; 

 4, Wiliams's Bon Chretien; C, Duchesse dAngonleme; 7; l-™'«""«?o 

 la Cour; 8. Figue de Naples; 9. Urbnnite. f^-.i;>->l *:"";'°r J^" 

 Real- 2 Bl-'odgood; 8, FuUwood ; 4, Lady's Delight: 5. M'ller s Glorr- 

 (John Sco(().-l, Fondante d'Automne; 2, llergamotte Ladette; *. This 18 

 not a named variety, unless it be iu some of the perry 'I'slnets. (J. n^l. 

 -Tho Apple is Kerry Pippin, nnd the Pear Passe Colmar. (B, , Mr.McC.h 

 -Your Apple is Sack-and-Sugar. (.<. H.. /.o„rfo,,,.-l. Lamb Abbey Pe^ 

 main ; 2, liiggs's Nonesuch ; 3, Emperor Alexander. (O. "•'■"^l'.^™''? 

 Fillbiskot ■ 3 Selwood's Reinelle ; 1. G,.lden Peamiam : 5. Hawthorn- 

 den 6, Kesv^^ek^^ : 7. Golden Pippin : SjCahille Bianelio ; 9 Frank- 

 lin's Golden Pippin; 11, Ord's; U. Braddick's Nonpareil; 13, Lamb 

 ASbev l-eir^aii? 4,'chr'isties Pippin ; 15. Ribslon Pippin; .17. Fearns 

 Piopin ; 18, Beauty ot Kent, very small ; 19. Grange's Poarn.am: 20. Fall 

 MppS 21 Boston Rnsset; 24. Manks Codlin ; 26. Broad-eyed-Pippm ; 

 2« Sonnarcil- "9 Svko House Uusscl; 31. Scarlet Nonpareil. I«.,f-I;— 

 The long Pear' is H ■urr,- IJose. and No. 1 is Fondante des Bois. It. H. A.). 

 Vhl Gnfpe "ooVden Hamburgh Wo cannot make out the Apples or 

 the Pear. There aro many seedUngs iu yonr district which have no 



"■'nSf's°of"pla°x« {A. r. a., Birr.fni,Ii«m).-One of the many monstrons 

 fornts eulUvatid ot Alhyrium Filix-fcemina. (L. S. »;»•-*•'!"■» ;^<=?«^' 

 ophantha, common greenhouse shrub. Plnnls mav be obtained for haU- 

 a°cr.wu apiece. (J. JfeK^njiO.-l. Bndbcckia f ulgida : 2. Bidens leo- 

 can ha" 3. Saponatia ofDcinalis. (/!o.rftu,i,._The white Bower. Am ary'lUs 

 cand da ■ the vellow flower, Amaryllis Intca. (C.B.K ).--l Cheilanthee 

 hirta • a Aeri's sorrulal i ; 8. Aapleniiim flaccidmn ; 4, PolyeUchum angu- 

 lare, var. (S. A. M.).— Torreya taxifoUa. 



